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Cranes in NZR Service

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Survivors

The table list the cranes with details of owner, location, and status.
The details are as up to date as I can make them, but I cannot guarantee
they are correct. The links will take you to further details on the cranes
or their maker.

Two small handcranes used by bridge gangs for lifting timbers survive. One (ex-Addington) is held by the 2' gauge group at Ferrymead and the other (ex-Greymouth) is owned by the Rail Heritage Trust and held by a group at Reefton. I have no further details on these cranes.

I understand the Waimea Plains Railway also has a pneumatic crane, although this may be in pieces.

Disclaimer: Please note that this information has been obtained from numerous sources both primary and secondary, through my own work and the works of other researchers. Sources are noted where possible. The information is provided in good faith, but as with much history research I can provide no guarantees of accuracy.